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Your Tax Dollars at Work Data Policy

Terms of use for “Your Tax Dollars at Work” -- the Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government Searchable Accountability Website

1. This website – “Your Tax Dollars at Work” - is the Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government (hereinafter referred to as “Metro Government”) Searchable Accountability Website. This website is designed to allow the public, at no cost, to search for the following information:

(a) Financial information such as the name of payee, amount, date, receiving or requesting agency, and the funding by fund source; the program, activity or function of the expenditure; the expenditure by category such as supplies, contractual, personnel, capital outlay, etc.; the expenditure by subcategory such as travel allowance, repair parts and the like; any Metro Government audit or report;

(b) Payroll information such as salaries and wages paid to individual employees of Metro Government’s agencies and members of boards and commissions;

(c) The amount of revenues received by each revenue source in which Metro Government levies a tax, fee or in any other collection of revenue;

(d) List of all Metro Government established or approved boards and commissions and their members including position and contact information, the amount paid to board or commission members per meeting, if applicable;

(e) Quarterly and year end financial reports by department and the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report;

(f) Copies of agreements, grants, contracts and any other document or agreement by which Metro Government obligates itself for amounts of $250,000 or more until June 30, 2010 and for amounts of $50,000 or more thereafter.

2. Updates are provided to the website as follows:

(a) revenue by source and expense data are updated no later than 30 days from the end of each month;

(b) financial reports are updated no later than 45 days from the end of each fiscal quarter;

(c) agreements, contracts, and grants are updated within 30 days of signing of the document by the Administration;

(d) fiscal year-end reports are updated no later than 30 days of their publication date;

(e) internal and external audits are made available within 30 days of their release from the issuing agency or auditor;

(f) boards or commissions information is updated within 30 days of any change;

(g) All other information contained in the website shall be updated but no less than 90 days.

3. Definitions

(a) “Data” means any information contained within this website, including all updates to such information.

(b) “Secondary Use” means any use of the Data that is used to produce another set of information, records, or modification of the Data.

4. Secondary Use

(a) The Data provided on this website will not reflect any Data outside of the update schedule listed in 2 above. The Data on this website should be used for informational purposes only. A User uses the Data at the User’s own risk. The Data on this website is made available “as is” without any warranties of any kind, including without limitation, implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, workmanlike effort, and non-infringement. It is possible that the Data may contain errors, inaccuracies or typographical errors, which may be subsequently corrected. In no event shall Metro Government or its officers, employees, or agents be held liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, punitive, special, direct or other damages whatsoever arising out of or relating to the Terms of Use or User’s use of the website or use of Data on the website, including all claims and claims by third parties, for loss or damages arising from an error, inaccuracy, or other defect in the Data, or information contained in the Data. If up to date Data is needed, an open records request should be submitted in writing, detailing what records are sought, and the time period for which records are sought. Click here for additional information about open records requests.

(b) Once Data is taken off of this site, Metro Government has no control over the end use of the Data. No User may claim in any way that the User has the approval of Metro Government for use of the Data, the analysis of any Data, or the Secondary Use of such Data.

(c) Any User, in its use of the Data, should reflect the date upon which the Data was retrieved from the website, as well as a reference to the URL at which the Data was found, or a reference to the website of www.louisvilleky.gov.

(d) Metro Government, by making this Data available for informational purposes only, does not grant the User any right or title to any intellectual property rights that Metro Government may have in the Data.

5. General Provisions

(a) By using Data made available through this site the User agrees to all the conditions stated in the following paragraphs as well as the terms and conditions described herein.

(b) Any use of the Data shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Kentucky without regard to conflict of laws provisions. In the event of any proceedings regarding the use of the website or Data contained within the website, the parties agree that the venue shall be the state courts of Kentucky or the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky, Louisville Division. All parties expressly consent to personal jurisdiction and venue in such Court for the limited and sole purpose of proceedings relating to this Agreement or any rights or obligations arising there under. Service of process may be accomplished by following the procedures prescribed by law.

(c) No modification to these Terms of Use, nor any waiver of any rights, shall be effective except by an instrument in writing signed by User and the City, and the waiver of any breach or default shall not constitute a waiver of any other right hereunder or any subsequent breach or default.

(d) If any provision of these Terms of Use is held to be invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, then the remaining provisions will nevertheless remain in full force and effect.

(e) Metro Government may modify these Terms of Use by posting notice of such modifications on this page. Any modification is effective upon posting, unless otherwise indicated.

The Louisville Metro Police Department does not guarantee the accuracy of the information contained herein. While all attempts are made to insure the correctness and suitability of information under our control and to correct any errors brought to our attention, no representation or guarantee can be made as to the correctness or suitablitiy of the information that is presented, referenced, or implied. Data is provided by initial reports received and processed by the Louisville Metro Police Department. Crime Data may be amended or corrected by the Louisville Mero Police Department at any time to reflect changes in the investigation, nature, or accuracy of the initial report and the Louisville Metro Police Department is not responsible for any error or omission, or for the use of or the results obtained from the use of this information.

This data does not reflect the official crime index totals as reported to Kentucky State Police nor that of the FBI's UCR report. Louisville Metro Police has not authorized any person, business or media source to make representations or base opinion on this data. Misuse of the data may subject a party to criminal prosectution for false advertising under KRS 517.030. The Louisville Metro Police may, at its discretion, discontinue or modify this service at any time without notice.

Contacting Louisville Metro Government About This WebsiteIf you are concerned about how information about you may have been used in connection with this website, or you have questions about the Louisville Metro Government’s privacy policy and information practices you should contact: